Sister SwisherLove,My mission is the best thing that has happened to me. I learn every single day! I know that i was meant to be here at this specific time and place. this week has been one of those week's when you just realize how great life really is and how lucky you are to be where you are! I just wanted to share with you all things that those crazy sister missionaries learn when they are out working for the Lord for a year and a half. or as i had a big black preacher tell me in the gas station, "we are on the battlefield for Jesus!" haha its hard but its so fun! its worth it! MAKE GOOD CHOICES!-how the Gospel truly can help EVERYONE-how to find joy in the trials and hard times in life-how to learn and grow from your mistakes-how to pray for others-how to trust and rely on the Lord-how to truly love random strangers and want the best for them-how to stay awake when reading scriptures in the morning. not only keeping your eyelids open but LEARNING as you read-how to be laughed at by your companion-how to laugh at your companion-how to how to laugh at scripture jokes-how to take time out of crazy busy life and enjoy the small and simple things that make it all worth it-how to go with the flow when your "perfectly" planned day goes less-than-perfectly-how to explain why you and you companion smell like cigarette smoke when going into a member's home after coming out of an investigator's home.-how to keep 50084568 names and addresses straight and not call someone's baby Liam when his name is actually Dean... awko taco-how important letters and packages are! they are GOLD people... GOLD!-how to come up with an inspirational 5 minute talk on the fly-how to make helmet hair look GOOD-how to bike in a skirt... its not as easy as they make is seem on TV.... or as graceful-how to smell an opportunity for service from a mile away.-how to make conversation with ANYONE about ANYTHING!-how to use the "can i use your bathroom?" line to get into someone's home that won't let you in. yes i have used so many strangers' bathrooms i lost track.-how to keep yourself hydrated even though you have very limited bathroom opportunities some days. your bladder gets a good work out let me tell ya.-how to whip out your camera at any possible moment during the day. oh my gosh first snow shoveling experience! picture. oh my gosh we are wearing the same color! picture.-how to make wearing bulky boots, skirts, coats, hats, and scarves work. ok they probably still dont look good but i have convinced myself they do.-how to clean your apartment in 10 min in order to provide ample preperation day time. i am now an ultimate sweeper. give me a dirty floor, i will sweep it in 2 min :p-how to conceal your laughter as a bad cough in the middle of lessons. sometimes the people you teach or your companion say something hilarious and ya gotta keep it together.-how to have dance parties to church music. called to serve is my jam.-how to make random food items left in a kitchen into a gourmet(?) mealSome of the things Sister Missionaries learn on their missions:-how to do your make-up in less than 5 minutes and still look semi-presentable
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